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Li Peifu, born in 1953 in Runan County, Henan Province, is a contemporary Chinese novelist. His works often focus on the culture and life of central China.

Known for: Iron Water Flow (Chinese Edition)

Books by Li Peifu

Iron Water Flow (Chinese Edition)

Iron Water Flow (Chinese Edition)

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Iron Water Flow is a novel by Chinese author Li Peifu that portrays the transformation of rural and urban life in central China during a period of social change. Written in a realist style, it depicts the struggles and destinies of ordinary people caught in the tide of the times, with plain yet powerful language and deep emotional resonance, reflecting the author’s insight into social reality and human compassion.

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The Flow of Transformation — Rural Roots and Industrial Rise

The first movement of *Iron Water Flow* unfolds along the banks of an unnamed river, a space that represents both continuity and rupture. I wanted the landscape itself to speak — the soil carrying the memory of ancestors, the water carrying the dreams of descendants. Here, the old agrarian world bre...

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Destinies in the Stream — Labor, Love, and the Cost of Progress

As the narrative deepens, the focus shifts to the individuals who bear the cost of progress — the workers, the dreamers, the displaced. I approached their destinies with a realism grounded in compassion. Their struggles are not symbols; they are lived experiences drawn from the faces I have seen in ...

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About Li Peifu

Li Peifu, born in 1953 in Runan County, Henan Province, is a contemporary Chinese novelist. His works often focus on the culture and life of central China. His representative works include Life Album, The City’s Lights, and The Gate of the Sheep. He has received numerous literary honors, including t...

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Li Peifu, born in 1953 in Runan County, Henan Province, is a contemporary Chinese novelist. His works often focus on the culture and life of central China. His representative works include Life Album, The City’s Lights, and The Gate of the Sheep. He has received numerous literary honors, including the Lu Xun Literature Prize and nominations for the Mao Dun Literature Prize.

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Li Peifu, born in 1953 in Runan County, Henan Province, is a contemporary Chinese novelist. His works often focus on the culture and life of central China.

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